Defender Ho Tan Tai's surgery was successful and he can return to the field sooner than expected.

On the morning of January 14, in Ho Chi Minh City, the surgery of defender Ho Tan Tai lasted about 1 hour and was a great success, performed by an experienced team such as Doctor Pham Quoc Hung and Associate Professor, Dr. Le Duc Lanh.

Among them, Dr. Pham Quoc Hung is an experienced person, having performed surgery on many Vietnamese players such as Do Hung Dung, Chau Doan Phat, and Nguyen Minh Tri (Vietnam Futsal team).

Tan Tai can now talk to everyone. He will enter the rehabilitation phase in the next few days.

According to the doctor, thanks to his good physique, Tan Tai recovered quickly and could practice again after about 6 months and compete after 9 months. This is good news for the defender of Binh Duong club and the Vietnam national team.

Previously, in the second leg of the semi-finalASEAN Cup 2024Meeting Singapore at Viet Tri Stadium, defender Ho Tan Tai was injured in a wrong landing situation without colliding with anyone.

The Vietnam Football Federation later announced that the player only suffered a contusion of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, needed eight weeks to recover and did not require surgery.

However, according to the latest examination results, Tan Tai's injury is more severe than initially diagnosed and requires surgery./.